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Anonymous wrote:Trying to convince DD not to spend time and energy on the UC Berkeley application. She's a fantastic kid with a 4.3, strong leadership, paid job, community service, etc. But there is no way she's going to stand out and get into Berkeley. But her counselor keeps telling her "you never know". The application is separate from common app and there are 4 supplementals. Just feels like a waste of time. Sorry - no real question, just venting.

Berkeley's OOS acceptance rate is about 3-4% for the past several years.

All you can tell her is this^, and leave it at that.

My DC with a 4.92 wgpa, 4.0 unwgpa from a magnet program was rejected at UCLA and Cal. TBF, DC's major is CS, which is probably the most competitive major.

My DC with 4.61 wgpa, 4.0 unwgpa from TJ was accepted at Cal with EE/CS.

goes to show how much of a lottery it is

it shows TJ is more recognized than Blair magnet.

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DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

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Anonymous wrote:Trying to convince DD not to spend time and energy on the UC Berkeley application. She's a fantastic kid with a 4.3, strong leadership, paid job, community service, etc. But there is no way she's going to stand out and get into Berkeley. But her counselor keeps telling her "you never know". The application is separate from common app and there are 4 supplementals. Just feels like a waste of time. Sorry - no real question, just venting.

Berkeley's OOS acceptance rate is about 3-4% for the past several years.

All you can tell her is this^, and leave it at that.

My DC with a 4.92 wgpa, 4.0 unwgpa from a magnet program was rejected at UCLA and Cal. TBF, DC's major is CS, which is probably the most competitive major.

My DC with 4.61 wgpa, 4.0 unwgpa from TJ was accepted at Cal with EE/CS.

goes to show how much of a lottery it is

it shows TJ is more recognized than Blair magnet.

? what makes you think they are from Blair. For all you know, we could be from another state entirely.

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

Hmm, for a kid who loved UCLA, we are wondering about alternatives. Kid is not interested in, say, UMich or UVA. Might add UWashington to the list. High stats, unlimited budget. Any suggestions?

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

Hmm, for a kid who loved UCLA, we are wondering about alternatives. Kid is not interested in, say, UMich or UVA. Might add UWashington to the list. High stats, unlimited budget. Any suggestions?

USC

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

Hmm, for a kid who loved UCLA, we are wondering about alternatives. Kid is not interested in, say, UMich or UVA. Might add UWashington to the list. High stats, unlimited budget. Any suggestions?

USC

Thanks. That's on the list.

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As long as you are aware that OOS UC system students are full pay only.

If you are OK paying 80K per year in tuition, I don't see why $80 in application fee would trigger a discussion
My high stats student did not apply to UC's for that reason
It was UMD, Ivies, or bust

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

Hmm, for a kid who loved UCLA, we are wondering about alternatives. Kid is not interested in, say, UMich or UVA. Might add UWashington to the list. High stats, unlimited budget. Any suggestions?

Why do they not like UMich or UVA? What major? Do they love CA? Try UCSD and Stanford.

For my DC it came down to program being offered/value of program in their final decision. DC mainly considered these options when acceptances rolled in: Cornell, GA Tech, UT Austin, UCLA, and UMich. At UT Austin (Turing) and loves it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

Hmm, for a kid who loved UCLA, we are wondering about alternatives. Kid is not interested in, say, UMich or UVA. Might add UWashington to the list. High stats, unlimited budget. Any suggestions?

Why do they not like UMich or UVA? What major? Do they love CA? Try UCSD and Stanford.

For my DC it came down to program being offered/value of program in their final decision. DC mainly considered these options when acceptances rolled in: Cornell, GA Tech, UT Austin, UCLA, and UMich. At UT Austin (Turing) and loves it.

Thank you. Loves CA, wants in, or close to, a major city. Did not like Charlottesville and not interested in visiting Ann Arbor. UT is a good suggestion, thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

Hmm, for a kid who loved UCLA, we are wondering about alternatives. Kid is not interested in, say, UMich or UVA. Might add UWashington to the list. High stats, unlimited budget. Any suggestions?

USC

The 5Cs— Harvey Mudd if interested in Engineering/Comp Sci, CMC if Econ/Business, Pomona all else

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Anonymous wrote:OP, same situation here but for UCLA.

they are all the same, single application its just about adding UC colleges to the form.

Right, my kid will probably check both boxes. It's just another 80 bucks. And will probably add UCSD while he's at it.

Point is that it's a waste of money. Kid is not getting into UCLA and isn't going to ultimately choose UCSD.

You kid is not getting into UCSD either.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, same situation here but for UCLA.

they are all the same, single application its just about adding UC colleges to the form.

Right, my kid will probably check both boxes. It's just another 80 bucks. And will probably add UCSD while he's at it.

Point is that it's a waste of money. Kid is not getting into UCLA and isn't going to ultimately choose UCSD.

You kid is not getting into UCSD either.

That may be. Thanks for the insight, glad you know my kid so well.

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Anonymous wrote:DC got into UCLA but not Berkeley. I say it’s worth a shot to apply to both. DC was CS major. FCPS, non magnet, 4.0uw, 1540 SAT.

Did he attend? Any thoughts on being an OOS student there?

We did visit after his acceptance, but he did not attend. He liked UCLA a lot. DC is at another large OOS public and loves it.

Hmm, for a kid who loved UCLA, we are wondering about alternatives. Kid is not interested in, say, UMich or UVA. Might add UWashington to the list. High stats, unlimited budget. Any suggestions?

Why do they not like UMich or UVA? What major? Do they love CA? Try UCSD and Stanford.

For my DC it came down to program being offered/value of program in their final decision. DC mainly considered these options when acceptances rolled in: Cornell, GA Tech, UT Austin, UCLA, and UMich. At UT Austin (Turing) and loves it.

Thank you. Loves CA, wants in, or close to, a major city. Did not like Charlottesville and not interested in visiting Ann Arbor. UT is a good suggestion, thanks.

FWIW - GA Tech is in Atlanta (a major city). Ann Arbor is a lot like Charlottesville IMHO.